♦ Seldom does a day go by without vandals striking somewhere in Salisbury. Up there with street assaults, women getting clobbered, cars getting broken into, burglaries, and a tidal wave of various misdemeanor and felonious crimes, vandalism is a heavy and very expensive hitter in this city. Windows are broken by gunfire, gas pellets, rocks, cinderblocks, bricks, pianos (seriously), and hammers. Gang tags and graffiti are all over Downtown and in the city’s major shopping areas. Vehicles get keyed or spray painted and sometimes even get doused with a bucket of paint. Even high-end apartments and homes get vandalized as well as the city’s multitude of abandoned buildings and houses. Vandalism, whether imagined artistry, protest, or venting rage against the established order, adds to the high-cost of doing business in Salisbury and to home and car ownership.

Salisbury Police sources report that VUE Coin Laundry, on 813 S. Fulton Street in the besieged Fulton Heights section of Salisbury, was the victim of “vandalism” and “larceny–coin operated device”. A coin operated device was damaged (Value $200) and $800 in cash was stolen. The crime was reported to 911 dispatch at 5:46 p.m. The coin operated device was likely jimmied with a pry tool.

The case is under further investigation. No suspects or arrests have been announced.

VUE Coin Laundry, 813 S. Fulton Street, Salisbury, N.C.:

Location VUE Coin Laundry, 813 S. Fulton Street, Salisbury, N.C.:

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect a reward of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

♦ According to sources in the Salisbury Police Department reported that the popular car dealership Cloninger Ford at 511 S. Jake Alexander Boulevard was the victim of “miscellaneous property damage” when a 2017 Ford Flex 4-door gray SUV was damaged in the dealership’s parking lot area on Friday. The weapon used in this damage was not stated, however a “spent projectile” was reported seized by police. The damage to the vehicle was estimated at $700. The report did not say whether the “spent projectile” was a bullet, gas pellet, rock, brick, or a cannonball. The crime was reported to 911 dispatch at 5:50 p.m.

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect a reward of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.